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8 Surfing analogy from the book 8

9 Classical education: stretches back to the Classical Greeks and Romans and was formalized in the Middle Ages Susan Wise Bauer: Classical education depends on a three-part process of training the mind. The early years of school are spent in absorbing facts, systematically laying the foundations for advanced study. In the middle grades, students learn to think through arguments. In the high school years, they learn to express themselves. This classical pattern is called the trivium. The medievals believed this trivium pattern corresponded to the universal human experience of learning. It accurately captures the manner in which young minds are best trained. 9

10 Theology = Christian Worldview = The Story of Reality 10

11 Knowledge of God should lead you into a deeper experience of God. Excerpted from The Immutability of God. A Sermon Delivered on January 7th, 1855, by the C. H. Spurgeon ( 11

12 If something is objectively truth, it is 12

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16 Reading is vital not just for the content but how it structures and builds our minds There is a reason God gave us His Word in written form and not on a DVD Modern education teaches kids to hate reading 16

17 Not just praise choruses, but hymns, the doxology, scripture, etc. We keep a hymnal at the house The younger you start, the less awkward it will be 17

18 Catechism = a summary of Christian doctrine, usually in the form of questions and answers It s not just a Catholic thing! Illustration: Jonah telling me there are two gods & I appealed to question #6 Question: Is there more than one true God? Answer: No. There is only one true God. Buy it at GCP.ORG for $

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21 Illustration: Role-playing an atheist, 60-year old gentlemen at SoCal church The Bible is the Word of God. When I asked WHY he thought that, he had no answer. 21

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23 1. Ask them questions first. Don t wait for students to raise questions and challenges; be proactive and provoke their questions. Question the theological training you provided in stage one: You believe God is all-powerful and all-loving, but how do you know he exists in the first place? And then wait. Let them struggle to answer, and then question their answers. Struggling can create some healthy internal motivation for our students to care about the questions and seek out satisfying answers. 2. Never shut down their questions. Create a safe space for students doubts by allowing them to ask any and all questions. And when they ask, affirm them in their questioning. According to recent research by the Fuller Youth Institute, students who were free to express their doubts during high school showed greater faith maturity in college. 6 If you shut down their questions, they won t stop questioning, they ll just seek answers elsewhere without you. 23

24 4 key questions our kids should be able to answer before they graduate from high school 24

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26 True belief is not enough true belief alone does not give you knowledge. The why = apologetics = justification KNOWLEDGE IS JUSTIFIED TRUE BELIEF = Internalization 26

27 Quote source: Dallas Willard, in his article Jesus the Logician, Christian Scholar's Review, 1999, Vol. XXVIII, #4,

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32 Music Review: lyrics.com Movie Night: pluggedin.com 32

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34 Illustration: Junior High Pastor in Chino, California Buddhist Temple Hindu Temple Islamic Mosque Mormon Temple Kingdom Hall Unitarian Church 34

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36 Read the Ambassador s Guide to Mormonism before the missionaries come over! 36

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38 Morrill Hall Curator = Priscilla Grew Other museums: - Museum of Tolerance (Los Angeles and D.C.) 38

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40 Illustration: UCA students on Berkeley s campus 40

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42 This doesn t mean you are perfect or that you have it all together. 42

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45 Covenant Eyes Pornography Statistics: Annual Report 2015, 45

46 A survey of over 24,000 college students from 22 different U.S. colleges and universities found that just as many students are hooking up than dating. 62% report having hooked up since the beginning of their college experience, while 61% report having gone out on a date (Arielle Kuperberg, The Date s Not Dead After All: New Findings on Hooking Up, Dating and Romantic Relationships in College, accessed September 29, 2016, 46

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49 OR, your view of reality According to philosopher Ken Samples, a worldview forms a mental structure that organizes one's basic or ultimate beliefs. This framework supplies a comprehensive view of what a person considers real, true, rational, good, valuable, and beautiful. 49

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52 If you want to know how something was intended to function, you need to consult the designer. 52

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54 And you initiate it. à EX. Micah was 10 years old 54

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64 They (professors, secularists, etc.) are intentional out there, so we must be intentional in here (the church). 64

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